Retail Store Sample App - GitOps with EKS Auto Mode

🏪 Retail Store Sample App - GitOps with EKS Auto Mode

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A comprehensive sample application demonstrating modern DevOps practices and GitOps principles on AWS EKS. This project showcases a complete retail store application with microservices architecture, automated deployment pipelines, and infrastructure as code.

🎯 Project Overview

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This retail store application is designed to illustrate various concepts related to containers on AWS, presenting a complete e-commerce solution including product catalog, shopping cart, and checkout functionality. The project demonstrates modern DevOps practices including GitOps, Infrastructure as Code, and automated CI/CD pipelines.

🏗️ Architecture

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Application Services

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• UI Service: Java-based frontend application
• Catalog Service: Go-based product catalog API
• Cart Service: Java-based shopping cart API
• Orders Service: Java-based order management API
• Checkout Service: Node.js-based checkout orchestration API

Infrastructure Stack

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• Container Orchestration: Amazon EKS with Auto Mode
• GitOps: ArgoCD for automated deployments
• Infrastructure as Code: Terraform for AWS resources
• CI/CD: GitHub Actions for automated builds
• Container Registry: Amazon ECR (both public and private)
• Ingress: NGINX Ingress Controller
• SSL: Cert Manager for automated certificates

🚀 Key Features

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Dual-Branch Deployment Strategy

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• 🌐 Public Application (Main Branch): Simple deployment with public images for demos and learning
• 🏭 Production (GitOps Branch): Full production workflow with automated CI/CD pipeline

Modern DevOps Practices

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• GitOps Workflow: Automated deployments triggered by Git changes
• Infrastructure as Code: Complete AWS infrastructure managed with Terraform
• Multi-Environment Support: Separate configurations for development and production
• Security Best Practices: Private subnets, IAM roles, and security groups

🛠️ Technology Stack

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📊 Project Statistics

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• Repository: GitHub Repository
• Language Distribution: Java (65.4%), TypeScript (12.1%), HTML (9.3%), Go (4.8%)
• Forks: 6
• License: MIT-0

🔧 Implementation Highlights

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Phase 1: Core Infrastructure

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• VPC with public and private subnets
• Amazon EKS cluster with Auto Mode enabled
• Bastion host for secure cluster access
• Security groups and IAM roles

Phase 2: Application Platform

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• ArgoCD for GitOps deployment
• NGINX Ingress Controller
• Cert Manager for SSL certificates
• Complete application deployment

Automation Features

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• Automated image building and pushing to ECR
• GitOps-driven deployments with ArgoCD
• Infrastructure provisioning with Terraform
• Multi-environment deployment strategies

🎨 Professional Impact

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This project demonstrates:

• Enterprise-Grade Architecture: Production-ready microservices setup
• Modern DevOps Practices: GitOps, Infrastructure as Code, automated pipelines
• Cloud-Native Development: Kubernetes-native application design
• Scalability: Auto-scaling capabilities with EKS Auto Mode
• Security: Best practices for container security and access control

🔗 Related Resources

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• Repository: GitHub - Retail Store Sample App
• Documentation: Comprehensive setup and deployment guides
• Branching Strategy: Detailed CI/CD workflow documentation

This project showcases the power of modern DevOps practices and GitOps principles in creating scalable, maintainable, and secure cloud-native applications.